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The draft was prepared after a need was felt to have a new immigration regulation law in the wake of changing global circumstances and growing incidents of Indians being exploited in absence of a more regulative legislation with strict penal provisions.
"A draft for the new (immigration) legislation is ready," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told PTI.
Describing the draft law as "progressive", Ravi said his ministry will now discuss it with various stakeholders, including Law Ministry, Home Ministry and External Affairs Ministry.
"Then we will move Parliament to pass the new enactment to have regulated migration," he added.
The draft provides for more power to the state police to deal with unscrupulous agents who dupe those migrating to other countries.
It also aims at fixing responsibility of agents and officials involved in the immigration process.


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It is sad to know that even Indian,Bangladesh,Nepali,Srilankan muslims are treated as low caste by the Arabs in the Middle East.
This is about NRIs and their betterment. Not about internal issues. Anyway, Politicians have always exploited muslims and that include the BJPs. They instigated hindus against muslim in the name of Temple and what did they do when they came to power. nothing. The upper caste people are bitter about the qouta system and spill their anger agaisnt the muslims. You kicked the lower castes for hundreds of yrs
The new has been framed without any body's consent.That's why all Ist world countries still dont accept India as a true open democratic country.The minister shud have asked for the public opinion in general and the opinion of NRIs in particular.It'll be sort of a forced law on the concerned and affected people.The Indian Govt shud have open suggestions before passing the bill in the parliament.
Why not COngress implement striking down IMDT - Indian Supreme COurt did it twice- still, Congress is not implementing it for votebank.
It's time government offered real dual citizenship status to NRI's. Many of us would like to contribute back to our home country.
Those people who made you shand in line aren't supporters of congress but Indian citizens.That has nothing to do with political parties. What was the point of the article. There were no details. Bad journalism Indian Express!!!
Legalize bangladeshis, import more pakistani mullahs, no questions to illegal migrants from pakistan in kashmir since 1947. Congress knows that its winning formula in 2009 was SC ST OBC Muslims. So only uneducated maulvis can issue fatwas to get congress elected in 2014 to get Rahul Gandhi as PM. He has a dream, Indians divided. I wonder what will congress do to attract SCs and STs??
What is the idea of such news when you fail to give details what this bill is and how it effects the NRI and other people who might think of migrating to India?It took years to give temporary type of duel citizenship with PIO cards but it has not helped the NRI
Thanks Amit Purohit, we have actually forgotten Singh's sleepless nights. How short is public memory! By the number of atrocities committed on Indian's in Australia, our PM should be suffering from acute insomnia, just like poor Michel Jackson suffered. Hope, he does not take any extreme step, unlike MJ.
These congressis have always stood up to destroy the country. The Indian consulates abroad are just a joke , they treat their own citizens with dis-respect, i went to renew my passport and was made to stan in line in the rain for over an hour.. have you ever seen such disrespect by a government of its country towards a US or a british national ? Unless the Indian Government starts respecting its own citizens why will others respect us ?these politicians should be paraded on donkeys with their faces blackened and garlanded with shoes
This Nikamma PM has subscribed himself t destry this country's majority only to act a stooge of Sonia Maino and he gets sleepless nights when a Indian Doctor of minority gets ill treatment in Australia (dr haneef)whose brother was terroist but for all those who got bashing in Australia he ahs all honeymoon nights with all gays of India and world.Shame on Mammohan Singh and his purchased media for projecting him a honest and outright PM, whereas he is corrupt and Outright servant to Sonia maino and minorities. He is worser than Advani.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE MINISTER CONCERNED DRAFTING OF NEW IMMIGRATION LAW PREPARED BY MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE SENDING BACK MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL BANGLADESHI MIGRANTS LIVING INDIA WITH FULL RIGHTS TO SUPPORT CONGRESS IN EVERY ELECTION .THIS JOKERS AND MORONS WILL DO NOTHING FOR INDIANS . WE , INDIANS LIVING OVERSEAS DON'T EXPECT ANY HELP FRON INDIAN REPRESENTING , OVERSEAS . SORRY.